Diffusion apparatus.



PATENTED OUT. 15, 1907..

P. GLOSS.

DIFFUSION APPARATUS.

APPLICATION 21mm FEB. 23,1907.

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FRIEDRICH GLOSS, OF STU'ITGART, GERMANY.

DIFFUSION APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1907.

Application filed February 23,1907. $erial No. 358,980.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRIEDRICH Otoss, a citizen of the German Empire,residing at Stuttgart, in the Kingdom of Wiirtcmberg, Empire of Germany,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in DiffusionApparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the inven tion, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The drawback which frequently arises in diffusion apparatus of theextraction proceeding too slowly, is always caused by too dense or closea packing of the beet-root shreddings, or the like, and particularlyeasily arises in the case of very fine shreddings or shreddings not cutwith a very sharp knife, or those made from frozen roots. This inventionrelates to an arrangement whereby this drawback is avoided and consistsof an obstructor which prevents the layers of the shreddings becomingtoo dense or close.

The object of the invention is constructed in a diffuser and shown inone form of construction as an ex ample in Figures 1, 2 and 3, of theaccompanying drawings which represent respectively two vertical sectionsturned through 90 relative to one another, and a hori zontal section.

The obstructor shown consists of a perforated plate 0 mounted on andattached to a horizontal chain d or the like fixed a suitable distancefrom the bottom or dis charge portion of the diffuser a, transversely tothe latter. The plate 0 lies in the center of the diffuser, while thehorizontal chain lies somewhat aside of the vertical axis of thediffuser. The plate 0 is held in a level position, as regards the partlying eccentrically to the chain (Z, by means of a chain f suspendedabove on a hook g, which chain f carries at the lower end thereof theplate 0 by means of a yoke or bent arm a.

W hen the diffuser is filled the portion of the shreddings lying abovethe plate 0 is carried by the plate and its side walls.

one upon the other in the lower part of the diffuser,

I and thereby the passage of the juice through them retarded. Theconsequenceis, as experience has shown, that even in the case ofextremely fine shreddings and even shreddings from frozen roots, avigorous pressing takes place in the apparatus and its effective poweris increased by over 20%. The extraction is better, and the shreddingknives do not require to be so frequently sharpened. Further thediffuser may be built higher than hitherto in order to increase theapparatus.

In discharging the diffuser through the lower manhole, the plate 0 isplaced obliquely by pulling up the chain f, whereby the shreddings whichhave remained supported on the plate drop off and may also be extracted.In place of a centrically lying perforated plate, a ring may beemployed, or a similar ring, for instance in the middle of the diffuserand resting against In the case of very high diffusers two or moresuperimposed plates or rings may also if desired be employed. The formof the plates or rings may be any suitable design and they may be madeof perforated sheet metal, wire netting, gratings or the like.

I declare that what I claim is FRIEDRICH GLOSS.

Witnesses I-IERM. I-Iorrn, ERNST ENTENMAN.

